The fact that the minimum legal drinking age here in the United States is 21 — putting our thoughts on alcohol consumption on (embarrassing) par with Iraq, Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, and a handful of others while placing us firmly behind the majority of the planet — is a profound drag. Ever the underrated trailblazer, Kylie Jenner is showing solidarity with more forward-thinking governments by taking her you're-definitely-not-invited-but-you-can-buy-tickets 18th Birthday Turn-Up across the border to Canada.
The celebration is taking place in Pointe-Calumet, Quebec at Beachclub — and tickets are on sale now:
Earlier this year, the cerebral among us waited impatiently for Kylie to drop what might very well have been one of the best songs of the year — with eventually retracted reports claiming the mega-meta title of "Forever Real," an unfortunate lost opportunity at claiming the LaBeoufianthrone of self-aware, media-toying performance art.
Anyway, Quebec boasts the enticingly progressive minimum drinking age of 18 — meaning this Turn-Up will not reek of American secrecy and sustained adolescence. In fact, one could go so far as to say that Kylie taking her 18th birthday celebration to Canada is another in a long and escalating series of bold political statements. That's quite simply punk as f:)ck, Kylie. Well played.
